Page:Ludus Coventriae (1841).djvu/339

 Secundus Judæus. Pul hym down, evyl mote he the! And gyf me his arm in hast; And anon we xal se  Hese good days thei xul be past! Tertius Judæus. Gef hese other arm to me,—  Another take hed to hese feet; And anon we xal se   Yf the borys be for hym meet. [**note the following two character speeches are not separated in the original, this repeats several times on this page] Quartus Judæus. This is mete, take good hede;  Pulle out that arm to the sore. Primus Judaeus. This is short, the devyl hym sped,  Be a large fote and more. Secundus Judæus. ffest on a rop and pulle hym long,  And I xal drawe the ageyn; Spare we not these ropys strong,   Thow we brest both flesch and veyn! Tertius Judæus. Dryve in the nayle anon, lete se,  And loke and the flesch and sennes welle last. Quartus Judæus. That I graunt, so mote I the;  Lo! this nayl is dreve ryth wel and fast. Primus Judæus. ffest a rope than to his feet,  And drawe hym down long anow. Secundus Judæus. Here is a nayl for both good and greet,  I xal dryve it thorwe, I make a vow! Here xule thei leve of and dawncyn abowte the cros shortly.

Tertius Judæus. Lo! fela, here a lythe takkyd on a tre! Quartus Judæus. ȝa! and I trowe thou art a worthy kyng!